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Microsoft WebMatrix

Microsoft WebMatrix

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Microsoft WebMatrix is a tool for web developers who know HTML but want to create sites with more functionality like blogs, CMS, and ecommerce without having to learn how to install a blog, CMS, or ecommerce. It works well for a small business owner who has maintained his or her own site but now wants to add features like databases to the site. But it's not a tool for beginners. You need to know HTML and CSS. It includes tag completion and some tag insights, but it's not WYSIWYG and there are a lot of features hidden in the menus.

Target Market(s): Professional Web Developers or Small Business Owners

Review last updated: January 18, 2011.

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WebMatrix Technical Details

Operating System(s): Windows

Features:

  • Text editor
  • Page preview
  • Save pages as HTML with DTD
  • Write HTML 5 documents
  • Color coding
  • Tag completion
  • FTP or Site manager
  • Search and replace
  • Edit multiple files/tabbed file editing
  • Multimedia functions
  • Can edit JavaScript
  • Additional CSS assistance
  • Can edit PHP, ASP, or JSP
  • Database connectivity
  • Writes to blogs
  • Free templates
  • Photo gallery builder
  • Ecommerce tools
  • SEO assistance built-in
  • Customizable or extendable
  • No limitation (beyond a possible time limit) on sites/pages built with the free trial
  • Does not require subscription

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